Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-27
rhs Gall Of mo ..Call.v

The Gail OF tho ssCaii.''
The Gall and come other northern
pa pers are deprecating the agitation
of q division of the State. That pa
per quotes the second section OF arti-
Gle four of the Constitution OF the
United States to show that the divis-
ion of State cannot take place with
out the consent of the Legislature
concerned, and Congress. The Call
considers that this provision renders
: division of California exceedingly
impro bable, unless the southern
counties should fill up SO rapidly with
population as to give them a prepon-
derating vote in the Legislature.
This is sim ply nonsense. As soon as
We have what we consider the neces-
sary population for Statehood, the
Legislature would find it difficult to
resist our demand for separation.
Territorial majorities must always
yield to the justice of the demands OF
. determined and united minority.
Representatives from the northern
part OF the State will be found who
will vote for the right, whether it be
upon the question OF division Or any
other proposition. Besides, the solid
representatives of the southern coun-
ties would hold the balance of power
on all questions, and when it became
absolutely essential that division
should take place, they could use this
power to force enough Of the majority
to side with them to carry their point.
The Call is not wise in parliamentary
matters il it does not know that this
thing can be accomplished when the
time is ripe for it. We use this argu-
ment to show the fallacy of our con-
tenn porary's position, not because we
are altogether convinced that it is alb
solu tely necessary to pass another
act giving Legislative sanction to
State division. That sanction al
ready exists on the statute books,
although this section of the State has
never availed itself of it. 1t is never
thcle IS true that in the first session
OF the Legislature during Governor
Downey's administration, an enabling
act was passed allowing Southern
California to form new State under
certain conditions. Perhaps we
would not want to avail ourselves of
this old law; but it could be availed
of, il necessary, and used as lever
to aid in the passage of new one.
The Cal treats the grievances of
California as trivial, and
sings sweetly to US about the unity OF
interest of all sections Of the State in
California one of the grand
est commonwealth OF the Union. 1t
says: nThe feelings OF envy and
'sjealousy with which the central Ii. e.
ssthe northernl counties are said to
"regard the southern exist only in
s'the imaginations of our southern
"frie nds. The central counties are
ssreioiced at the prosperity which has
stovcrtaken the southern counties.
ssThe beautiful city Of Los Angeles
''[taffy j cannot grow too fast to suit
'4San Francisco. We are all parts OF
lone great State, and such we pro-
fspose to remain" Well, if "the
feelings OF envy and jealousy" only
exist in our imaginations, the "cen-
tralo counties have a curious way OF
showing their friendship. 1t is too
recent to forget, the part played by |
San Francisco and the other northern
counties ON the occasion OF a slight
visitation OF smallpox here. "The
feelings OF envy and jealousy" OF
hose counties was then demonstrated
with vengeance. They did. all
n their power to inlure us
It home and abroad. San Francisco
lid not hesitate to quarantine all ves-
,els coming from our harbor, and
that quarantine down to
he present day, Notwithstanding the
disease has long since run it's course.
We were treated as a common enemy,
md the most sensational falsehoods
about us to cause us all the
injury D ssible. But we do not care
lbout dwelling upon this phase of
he question. The mean and malic-
ous conduct OF the north during
hat time is known OF all men. We
oace the broad question OF division
non stronger and more tenable I
rounds. First, the State is too large
ncond, the interests OF the two Sec ]
- ere notidentical; third, they are
IuuifiveIy inimical in respect that the :